Halo Reach is Microsoft's Best Debut on Steam
Microsoft boasted that the PC version of Halo: Reach did better on Steam than any other production released on the store under the Xbox Game Studios brand.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 12, 2019
PS5 and Xbox Scarlett May Use Samsung's NVMe SSDs
Samsung will probably be responsible for the production of very fast NVMe SSDs, which will be used in the 9th generation consoles - PS5 and Xbox Scarlett. This is suggested by one of the slides from a presentation that was shown at the Samsung SSD Forum 2019 event in Tokyo.
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Bart Swiatek
November 26, 2019
Age of Empires 4 Without Microtransactions
Creative director of Age of Empires 4 stated that the game will not have any microtransaction system. It is possible, however, that we will get some expansions - what is interesting, also the previous installments of the series may get new content.
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Bart Swiatek
November 18, 2019
Xbox Scarlett Bets on Power, Price and Backward Compatibility
Phil Spencer and Aaron Greenberg from Microsoft commented on the Xbox Scarlett console. They did not reveal any specifics, but assured us that the company had learned from Xbox One's debut and that the new platform would be able to hold its ground in terms of both power and price.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 15, 2019
Project xCloud Coming to PC and Other Devices
Microsoft is planning intensive development of the Project xCloud streaming platform. The test version of the service will feature several dozen new games. Next year, the platform will also be available to PC owners with Windows 10. It will be possible to play the game with the use of various wireless controllers.
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Bart Swiatek
November 14, 2019
Everwild - New Franchise from Devs of Sea of Thieves and Banjo-Kazooie
Studio Rare, known from Perfect Dark series, Banjo-Kazooie and pirate game Sea of Thieves, announced its next title. The game is called Everwild and has a beautiful visuals.
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Bart Swiatek
November 14, 2019
Age of Empires 4 Gameplay and New Games from Rare and Obsidian Tonight on XO19
The X019 event will start in London today at 2 PM ET. Its first accent will be a special episode of Inside Xbox, during which we will most likely see new games from Rare and Obsidian, as well as gameplay from Age of Empires IV.
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Milosz Szubert
November 14, 2019
Windows 10 November 2019 Update is Here; Performance Improvements?
Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 owners can now download the new Windows 10 November 2019 Update. The patch is designed to improve several important features, such as a calendar or file browser, and also to improve performance - especially on some processors.
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Bart Swiatek
November 13, 2019
Bill Gates: Windows Mobile Was Brought Down by the U.S. Government
Bill Gates believes that everyone would now be using Windows Mobile on their smartphones, not Android, if nt for US Department of Justice, which distracted him when it opened an antitrust investigation against Microsoft.
Tech
November 9, 2019
Microsoft Still Thinks of Returning to Age of Mythology
Adam Isgreen from Microsoft once again spoke about the possible return of Age of Mythology. The mythological spin-off of the Age of Empires series may well be refreshed in the form of a definitive edition, get a reboot or become a completely new project.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 8, 2019
Microsoft Invents an Alternative to Discs and Hard Drives
We are probably witnessing the start of a new era of data storing. The engineers from the „Silica” project in cooperation with Warner Bros. managed to write a copy of „Superman” from 1978 on a quartz glass tile. Interestingly, the tile is extremely durable, and its size is only 75 x 75 and 2 mm thick.
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November 7, 2019
Shorter Work Time is Better for Everyone - Microsoft Japan's Experiment
The Japanese branch of Microsoft conducted an experiment to reduce working time to four days a week. This not only reduced power consumption, but also improved staff satisfaction and productivity.
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Krzysztof Kaluzinski
November 5, 2019
Also King Gothalion Abandons Twitch for Mixer
Cory „King Gothalion” Michael, the organizer of the GuardianCon Convention, known to the fans of Destiny, informed that from tomorrow he will be streaming exclusively for Mixer. It's another popular streamer that abandoned Twitch in favour of Microsoft's platform.
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Bart Swiatek
October 28, 2019
Xbox One Consoles are Earning Less and Less Money for Microsoft
Microsoft's financial report contained information about a significant drop in revenues from the gaming division. The decreasing interest in the company's hardware is responsible for this, but games and services are doing well.
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Adrian Werner
October 24, 2019
Windows 10: Game Bar Gets FPS Counter
Microsoft has made a few improvements to the Game Bar. After the October update, the bar will show, among other things, the frame rate counter and Xbox achievements.
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Konrad Serafinski
October 24, 2019
Xbox Scarlett Will Support Xbox One Controllers
James Shields confirmed the information about the compatibility of Xbox Scarlett with current generation controllers. This means that if you have any gamepad that works with Xbox One, you won't be forced to buy another one when you switch to the next-gen console.
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Paul Wozniak
October 22, 2019
Microsoft Sues Store With Cheap Windows and Office Licence Keys
Microsoft has taken legal action against Cologne-based Lizengo, which sells Windows and Office licence keys through gift cards in Edeka, one of the largest supermarket chains in Germany. Prices of the cards have raised suspicions about the origin of the keys.
Tech
October 21, 2019
Not Just Windows 7 - Microsoft Ends Support for Office 2010
Each Microsoft product has a specific support cycle during which the company implements new features, fixes errors, and ensures user safety. For Office 2010 this support will end on October 13, 2020.
Tech
October 17, 2019
End of Windows 7 Support is Nigh; OS is Targeted by Hackers
According to Webroot experts' analysis, Windows 7 is becoming a target for hackers more than twice as often as the latest version of Microsoft's operating system.
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Bart Swiatek
October 16, 2019
Microsoft Denies Rumors About 4K Camera in Xbox Scarlett
A few days ago there were rumors that Xbox Scarlett will be equipped with a 4K camera for streaming content. Microsoft decided to deny these reports. The spokesman for the company informed that no such technology is currently being developed.
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Agnes Adamus
October 6, 2019